Joe Lieberman: “I rise today to make a few very brief comments on the Product Liability Reform Act of 1998, which the Senate will soon…”

“I rise today to make a few very brief comments on the Product Liability Reform Act of 1998, which the Senate will soon be considering. This bill is a good bill, and I am proud to be one of its original co-sponsors. It is the product of incredibly hard work and tremendous dedication by Senator Gorton and Senator Rockefeller, and I want to congratulate--and thank--them and their staffs for what they have been able to achieve. I also want to thank the President for his willingness to work with us to come up with a bill that now has his full support. I, frankly, would have liked a stronger bill, like the one we passed last Congress, but the President vetoed that bill. That is something that I think all those of us who support reform have to keep in mind as we move forward with this bill. Because even if it doesn't incorporate everything we wanted, this bill does offer much--together with the promise of the President's signature.”